An easement is a legal right to use someone else’s land for a specific limited purpose. It’s a non-possessory interest in the property, meaning it allows use without giving ownership. Easements are commonly used for access to roads, utility lines, or to ensure access to a water source.
There are several types of easements:
Appurtenant Easements: These benefit a particular piece of land (the dominant estate) and run with the land, meaning they transfer when the property is sold. The servient estate is the land over which the easement runs.
Easements in Gross: These benefit a person or entity rather than a piece of land. They are personal to the holder and do not transfer with the sale of the land. Examples include utility easements for power lines or pipelines.
Express Easements: Created by a written agreement, such as a deed or a will, where the terms of the easement are explicitly stated.
Implied Easements: Arise from the circumstances of land use and are not written down. These can be ba…
